Gangplank vs Kayle Counter Pick

Kayle’s 22 base magic resistance and 670 starting Health suggest an early target, and a 64 AD champion with Trial by Fire on a timer suggests someone able to take it. Across 1,052 top games on patch 16.13.1 the record still reads 45.0% against Gangplank, which places the decision late rather than at the start.

Divine Ascent adds Attack Speed and range as she levels and spends points, so a matchup that opens at 175 attack range against 125 does not stay there. Radiant Blast reduces the resistances of everything it pierces, undercutting the 110.9 armor Gangplank reaches at level 18, and Divine Judgment grants invulnerability to an ally, herself included, which is the cleanest available answer to a Cannon Barrage timed for a kill. Her damage is mixed, so no single item covers it. Celestial Blessing heals and grants Move Speed to her and the nearest ally, blunting the chip damage a keg provides from distance. Gangplank finishes with more Health at 2,568 against 2,234 and moves at 345 to 335, so the early window against Kayle is real; difficulty ratings of 9 against 7 describe how much has to go right to use it. Starfire Spellblade adds bonus magic damage to her attacks passively, which is the reason an armor-only build never survives long enough to test the level 18 comparison it was meant to win.